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5 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Thu, Jan 17, 2013
As jazz moved out of the big band era and dance hall and onto the concert stage, quartets became the mainstay of this genre. The sound continues to evolve as the influence of world music braids into American jazz. The Craig Hall Quartet reveals how far jazz guitar has come and where it is going.
Episode 2
Thu, May 16, 2013
Helena performers Wilbur Rehmann on saxophone and Blackie Nelson on guitar shine a light on jazz standards as this quintet heats up the studio of 11th and Grant. In his 80s, legendary Montana jazz guitarist Blackie Nelson demonstrates clearly how musicians seem to become younger even as they age. Jazz as it ought to be: The Wilbur Rehmann Jazz Quintet.
Episode 3
Sat, Dec 15, 2012
John Floridis brings his adventurous instrumental pieces and compelling vocal tunes to 11th and Grant, showcasing his own style forged from jazz-rock fusion, rhythm and blues/Motown, original pop-rock and others.
Episode 4
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Stefan Stern elegantly interprets two pieces in this inspiring episode. The first, Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, popularly known as "The Wanderer Fantasy, " is one of Franz Schubert's most technically demanding compositions for solo piano. Stern's second piece, Franz Liszt's Sonata Sonata in B minor, is a menacing and dramatic theme juxtaposed with a captivating melody.
Episode 5
Thu, Apr 18, 2013
America is a melting pot where the worlds come together. The people who immigrated to the US brought with them the durable, portable things they could carry and that one critical piece of their legacy: music from their homeland. Zydeco springs out of a Cajun heritage alive almost from the beginning in New Orleans.